9 September 2008
Religious But Not Churchy
Posted by admin under: advancement .
The new edition of AskAndy is out over at the US Scouting Service Project. The first response discusses Boy Scout policy relating to attaining Eagle Rank doing ones duty to God. Do you have to go to church to prove you are fulfilling your religious duty? Andy says…
Let’s see… You believe in God, you respect the religions and religious habits of others, and you know yourself and your personal relationship with God. Hmmm… Sorta difficult to ask for more than that! If more people held your beliefs and practices, we’d be a happier country!
Now going to a church, synagogue, or temple regularly works very well for some people, but as you and your troop leaders know, the Boy Scouts is absolutely non-sectarian when it comes to religion. Moreover, regularly (or even irregularly) attending church isn’t a “requirement” for any aspect of Boy Scout advancement.
I feel comfortable with this view. Me and the Big Man talk nightly, but I rarely make it over to His house even though He’s left an open invitation for me. Not against it. Just busy with the whole family. I’m glad to have a perspective on why my guilt should be the only penalty paid for rare personal appearances.
- Maybe You Shouldn’t Be An Eagle Scout
- The Reality of Scouting
- Saturday’s Eagle Nest: 9/27/2008
- Closeout on 2008 Eagle Application
- boyandgirlscouts.islam
